What I'm Eating

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2009-06-08T18:37:00.001-07:00

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A Taste of India

2009-05-30T18:16:00.001-07:00

Ate at A Taste of India in Lake George today. This is really a nice place to eat with yummy food and a nice view.

I had some wonderful dal mahkani, which is a creamy lentil dish served with jasmine rice (cooked with a little cumin!)

We also had some paneer in a tomato-based sauce:

Plus, the view is nice!

Under the sea.

2009-05-27T17:10:00.001-07:00

Lots of water involved with today’s eats!

Preworkout shake of milk and Jay Robb strawberry protein powder. Dang this stuff is good, it’s a shame it is so expensive!

Did some swimming today at the Y for the first installment of water. Got back and had some oats cooked with banana and pumpkin, topped with PB.

Lunch was the second installment of water: Tuna fish! As a wrap with roasted red pepper hummus. And some low fat potato chips for something completely different.

Snack was a latte (and no bar today, staying strong!).

Dinner was another sea item: Clam strips. You all have seen this meal hundred times LOL! These strawberries were excellent.

Stay at home night tonight with some decaf coffee.

Faux wings

2009-05-26T18:41:00.001-07:00

This morning before my workout I had 1/2 of a Genisoy bar. This was surprisingly good, but pretty high in calories (hence the 1/2 bar).

Came home to my beloved pumpkin oats topped with a bit of apricot peach marmalade and some toasted walnuts. No protein powder today.

Lunch was Fage, strawberries, a drizzle of honey, and Kashi Go Lean Crunch. I will be eating a lot of this meal during the hot summer months! Tasty. Plus a banana

Snack was a latte and the other half of the Genisoy, because I was really hungry.

Then my stomach was really growling about 1/2 hour prior to dinner, what’s up with that? So I had some honey roasted peanuts.

I’ve been craving buffalo wings lately, so I made my own version. Chicken breast served with Frank’s Red Hot sauce and a tablespoon of bleu cheese dressing. Plus broccoli (don’t do celery) and applesauce. It was good.

Dessert was some decaf and a graham cracker spread with PB. Yum!

Memorial Day Eats

2009-05-25T17:24:00.001-07:00

Well, had to work today, but that is okay. The Y was closed today, so I ran at home. Preworkout snack: Date with peanut butter.

Came home to a different breakfast: Nutrigrain waffles! How about that for a change. Topped with my blueberry sauce, though - 1 tablespoon of maple syrup just isn’t enough for me. With the active events paper looking up races!

Lunch was a yummy, yummy egg salad sammie on a Smart Carb wrap. Found out we were out of baby carrots, which was weird since I had a bag in my hand at the grocery store. I think I might have put them in someone else’s cart, because they weren’t on the receipt, either! So I just had some cantaloupe on the side.

Snack was a latte and some Kashi Go Lean Crunch. Man is that stuff good.

Dinner was a grilled chicken burger with a touch of cheese, plus some more fiddleheads and yummy strawberries.

After work snack:

I am really trying to break my addiction to the bars like I did before, but they are yummy and easy!

Lazy Sunday

2009-05-24T17:54:00.001-07:00

Okay, not so lazy since I had to work, but it’s my day off from exercise – so it feels lazy.

Breakfast was the usual Sunday bagel! Whole wheat with shared maple nut cream cheese. T’was good!

Lunch was my beloved Fage! Mixed with some Kashi Go Lean Crunch and strawberries. I love my Fage!

Snack was a soy milk latte for a change. This soy was pretty mild tasting, although it was vanilla flavored and I don’t usually have sweetened lattes other than a bit of honey drizzled on top (which I did).

Plus a Zone bar.

Dinner was a fantabulous wrap. Smart Carb tortilla (8 grams of fiber!) with sauteed chicken breast, roasted red pepper hummus and spring mix. Delicious! Plus some baby carrots and a whole container of blackberries. It’s only a cup, but I wanted to eat them all LOL. And so I did.

Hello beautiful!

2009-05-22T18:13:00.001-07:00

Been busy! I am trying to consolidate blogs with my other one under its own domain to help myself. Hope to have that done soon.

Anyway, today is the start of my weekend. After my Y workout I came home and made some pumpkin oats!

Yummers. I wish I had nuts, though instead of nut butter. I like straight up nuts with the pumpkin. Or cranberry sauce!

With cafe au lait.

Lunch was some Stonyfield probiotic yogurt with Optimum blueberry granola and strawberries. Very good, although I don’t like this yogurt anywhere near as much as I like greek.

Got a postcard in the mail for a free iced coffee – so that is where I went this afternoon!

Dinner was at East End Eatery, where I got a fresh and delicious salad. Rode the scooter, here is my lovely helmet!

plus a pizza wrap on a whole wheat wrap. Lots of cheese, but at least not a ton of dough.

Snack, one of those yummy fudgy ‘brownies’ with PB.

Bean Brownies

2009-05-20T17:54:00.001-07:00

A tasty treat was made in the kitchen today! I got the recipe from Happy Herbivore.

Secret ingredient is beans!

My slight variant on this recipe was:

1 can of cannelini beans, drained (I don’t do black beans)

2 ripe nanas

1/3 cup honey

1 tsp vanilla

2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts

1/4 cup oat bran

2 tbsp sugar.

Blend everything except the oat bran, walnuts, and chocolate chips in a food processor until smooth.

Stir all the rest of the ingredients together in a bowl with the batter.

Pour into a 9x9 pan sprayed with nonstick spray and bake for 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Very fudgy and a fairly strong banana flavor, so not super brownie-like, but really tasty and very good for you. They pack fiber, protein and very little fat (Omega3 from walnuts)! And there is no trace of any bean flavor at all, so don’t be afraid to try them!

When cut into 9 pieces – approx 110 calories per brownie.

Brussel Sprouts with Walnuts & Cranberries

2009-05-18T18:45:00.001-07:00

Alton Brown did a show on Brussel sprouts, and this recipe sounded really good!

I tweaked it a little, using less butter and using walnuts instead of pecans.

Ingredients:

8 ounces of fresh brussel sprouts

1 tablespoon of butter

1 ounce of walnuts, chopped

1/6 cup of craisins. (20 grams)

Shred the brussel sprouts with a grater or food processor. In a saute pan, melt the butter and add the nuts. Toast for several minutes, then add the shredded brussel sprouts. Salt and pepper to taste, and cook over medium high heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Keep turning to evenly cook the brussels.

Divide into 2 servings and top each with half of the craisins.

So good!

Lovely salad

2009-05-17T18:56:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of meal posts, I have been swamped and while I have pictures, not all of them will end up here. I am going to be putting my recipes on a new site soon, should I actually get time to do so!
Anyway, we had a picnic at my parent's house today for my dad's birthday. My sister brought the salad and she brought the best fixin's to make our own! She is the best!

My salad had spring mix with toasted sunflower seeds, goat milk feta cheese, craisins and a caeser-type dressing. It was soooo good!

Breakfast cookie/cobbler

2009-05-16T05:08:00.001-07:00

Decided to try my hand at this breakfast cookie recipe:

My mix:

1/3 cup of oats

15 grams vanilla PP

1/8 cup vanilla soy milk

2 tsp walnut butter

cinnamon

1/4 cup of pumpkin

Mixed and spread on a plate overnight. I got it out of the fridge this morning along with the can of cat food to feed Pixie and just thought they both looked a lot the same:

So, I was skeptical. I tasted a little (breakfast cookie, not cat food) and the flavor is quite good, but not anything like a cookie. I couldn’t pick it up, and it seemed to be missing something. I also decided I wasn’t ready for a cold brekkie. My thought? Turn it into breakfast cobbler!

In the microwave, I had a cup of frozen Wyman’s blueberries. Heated those until just bubbling. Stirred 1 tsp of cornstarch with one tbsp of water and added to the blueberries. Microwaved for another 30 seconds (this is the recipe for my quick blueberry sauce for pancakes).

Then I dolloped the breakfast cookie on top and *this* was such a yummy breakfast! Just like blueberry cobbler!

Upside down day.

2009-05-14T18:10:00.001-07:00

I really tried to sleep in today since I didn’t get to bed until almost midnight, but couldn’t quite make it. However, I stayed home in the morning instead of working out and got started on work early. That made my day start backwards! So – breakfast first!

Oats with 1/2 a banana, chocolate protein powder, topped with some walnut butter and a dusting of coconut.

Lunch was breakfast! Took a break from work and decided I wanted protein pancakes. These are super fast to make and today is a cold and dreary day, so they were comforting.

Snack:

Dinner: Barber Foods Chicken stuffed with Broccoli. These are pretty good, and easy to cook because you just stick them in the toaster oven! With even more broccoli and applesauce (we are out of strawberries).

A few of these:

Then off to the gym to do my workout at night.

Stopped at Dunkin Donuts to grab some decaf for myself and bring one home to John. Now we are going to watch a movie! (MST 3K)

Busy and oopses

2009-05-14T05:08:00.001-07:00

I have some stress now from being extra busy, which tends to make me snacky. So, today:

Preworkout Vanilla Pumpkin shake:

John biked to meet me at Ridge Street for breakfast at 9am after my workout.

Coffee:

Multigrain bagel!

Worked hard in the morning and then stopped for lunch, which was a mish mash. I was super craving carbs and fats. Tuna/hummus wrap with spring mix, baby carrots, a few baked chips and some wheat thins spread with homemade walnut butter.

Afternoon snack: Hemp granola and chocolate chips (okay I had 2 bowls of this).

John cooked dinner, since I have an extra project to do and feel ultra swamped: Burgers with smoked pepper jack cheese on an Arnold sandwich thin. Really tiny burgers, though LOL! Plus pan fried potatoes, which were so good!

I did more work, then took a break for some frozen yogurt at about 8:30. Somehow got some peanut butter sauce on my yogurt!

Came back and did more work until 11pm. I am beat.

Protein day

2009-05-12T18:05:00.001-07:00

I had a lot of protein today!

Pre Y shake of protein powder and milk:

After burning over 600 calories at the gym(!!!), came home to protein pancakes and cafe au lait. Num. The blueberries are the best part.

Lunch was fabulous greek yogurt, strawberries and Hemp Granola. This bowl made me so happy. Plus baby carrots.

Snack:

Dinner was more of the Kitchens of India sauce with chicken breast, broccoli and whole wheat couscous. Plus fresh cantaloupe.

Snack tonight after work! I am eating too many bars, I need to detox from them as they are addicting!

Quick and easy kind of day

2009-05-11T17:44:00.001-07:00

I woke up too early, so feel tired today. All of today’s eats reflect quick and easy!

Preworkout:

Pumpkin smoothie.

Came back to a yummy bowl of oats with Jay Robb strawberry protein powder and banana added. This protein powder was 1/2 off, or I never would have spent that much money on it! Good stuff, though. Topped with a bit of peanut butter and some dehydrated strawberries.

Plus cafe au lait.

Lunch was a wrap made with tuna and the pepper hummus with spring mix, plus some leftover sweet potatoes and 1/2 a pear from last night.

Snack:

Dinner was a quick fix staple for me! Clam strips, broccoli and strawberries.

Just finished up work, and this is my treat. The Fudge Graham is my favorite Zone bar.

Happy Mother’s Day!

2009-05-10T19:03:00.001-07:00

Took my mom out for bagels this morning for mother’s day. Hi mom!

I had an Asiago cheese bagel with reduced fat cream cheese. Yum, yum!

Sunday grocery shopping as per usual, so lots of nummy stuff today.

Lunch was plain FF oikos yogurt with Nature’s Path Hemp granola, strawberries and honey. One of my favorite meals in warmer weather.

Snack was a latte and an Almond Raisin SoyJoy. I am not really sure I like these very much. Might be why they are on sale for 50 cents each at the store (which is why I have a lot of them!)

Dinner was something new:

Made as spread on a low carb wrap with grilled chicken and spring mix. Broccoli and a red anjou pear on the side. John said it looked like a bistro meal! Tasted delicious.

Evening snack after I finished work:

And no mindless snacking today! Yay!

Fiddleheads & Canadian Bacon

2009-05-09T15:18:00.001-07:00

Got some fiddleheads at the farmer’s market today, and was inspired by a recipe from Mark’s Daily Apple

This was one serving:

4 ounces of fiddleheads

1 tsp coconut oil

3 tablespoons minced onions

1 slice canadian bacon, chopped.

Steam the fiddleheads in a mesh steamer for 5 minutes.

In the meantime, saute the onions in the coconut oil and then add the bacon. When the fiddleheads are done, add them to the saute pan and cook for another 4-5 minutes.

Very yummy with just a few grinds of black pepper on top!

No oats today!

2009-05-08T18:48:00.001-07:00

My day off started not quite as early as normal. I actually slept until 6:40! Had a quick chocolate protein shake before my workout, with water ready to go:

Came back to a “no oat” breakfast, which was yummy and different. A 1-minute muffin sitting on blueberry sauce:

1/4 cup flax meal
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1 tablespoon pumpkin.

Mix and microwave for 1 minute in a large muffin cup.

Ultra yum!!

Lunch was a tuna wrap, more FSTG Buffalo chips, plus mandarin oranges.

Did a bunch of garden digging, then went out shopping for plants, called John to meet me at a bakery for a small treat:

Peanut butter chocolate mousse tart and coffee! This is a 3-bit size tart, not as big as it looks here!

Grilled for dinner – cooked a pound of chicken on the grill to make meals easy in the next few days. Plus sweet potatoes we put in a pan on the grill and my broccoli!

Movie night! Watched “Dan in Real Life” cute. With a latte and a Chai Luna bar.

The weekend!

2009-05-07T18:33:00.001-07:00

Yay! Done with the work week! I worked this morning so that I could be done earlier and stretch out my weekend. So, no gym this morning, but I did go later.

Breakfast:

1/2 cup oats

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup pumpkin

1 scoop vanilla PP

1.5 tsp peanut butter

Lunch was egg salad! I love egg salad. On an Arnold Sandwich thin, plus the last of the carrots and a Chobani blueberry yogurt for more protein. Again, this one is too sweet for me. I’ll stick with the plain and the vanilla ones.

Snack was a latte and a zone bar. The zone was for extra nutrients since I was going to work out shortly thereafter.

Dinner after I got back from the gym: Seawatch Clam Strips (You must find these if you can. Delicious, 6 grams of fiber and 17 grams of protein and 6 grams of fat!)

We went out for a treat tonight. Only 8 yogurt! Mine was flavored with blueberry. I love how the shop says that a medium is only 100 calories, which would be true if they really only gave you a cup of yogurt. I have brought a scale several times to measure, and it is almost always 50 calories more than they state. So I always count 150 calories for it, but a nice treat nonetheless!

Long day

2009-05-06T19:04:00.001-07:00

Long day with overtime. Ugh.

Was up early for a workout – jogging, swimming, and lifting today! Preworkout shake made with 1% milk, vanilla PP and strawberries! Ultra yum.

Met John for breakfast out, and I was a good girl and had …. oatmeal! Yes, there is oatmeal under that pile of nana. I also had brought some protein powder in the car, so I added some chocolate powder to this bowl.

Plus fresh brewed coffee!

Lunch: Food Should Taste Good Buffalo Chips plus tuna salad and baby carrots. These chips are really good, although I wouldn’t call them very buffalo style. I love this chip brand, though.

Snack: You know it!

Dinner:

Something different! Cheese omelet with berries and an artichoke! They were $1 a piece, so I got one.

Snack while working tonight:

Coffee kind of day

2009-05-05T18:27:00.001-07:00

I had a lot of coffee today!

Started off with a pumpkin vanilla protein smoothie preworkout. Geez, I like these. Plus water bottle!

Came back to protein pancakes:

and cafe au lait.

Lunch was tuna salad on an Arnold bun, more carrot chips and mandarin oranges.

Afternoon snack! I love our latte machine, cheap thing that it is. Drizzled with a bit of honey.

Dinner was chicken breast and broccoli sauteed in some coconut oil and the Kitchen of India simmer sauce, topped with feta cheese! I love feta. And a wonderful red Anjou pear.

We went out for coffee tonight:

And I brought a Luna bar rather than eating one of the available pastries. The chai tea flavor is my very favorite luna bar. You can taste cardamom and black pepper in it.

Pumpkin time

2009-05-04T18:09:00.001-07:00

Preworkout shake of Designer Whey Chocolate Protein powder and milk. I like this stuff because it doesn’t have Splenda in it, and it has fiber! Pretty good for PP.

Breakfast was oat bran cooked with pumpkin and a scoop of vanilla protein powder added at the end. Today was a lifting day, so extra protein needed. You will see a lot of pumpkin this week, as only the huge cans were available! Oat bran topped peanut butter. Plus cafe au lait.

Lunch was Chobani Peach yogurt. This stuff is waaaay too sweet for me. There was fruit in syrup on the bottom. Won’t get this one again, although the peach flavor was good.

I stirred in 1/4 cup of pumpkin (as a veggie) which helped cut down the sweetness. Topped with crumbled Kashi Autumn Harvest. Yum!

Plus strawberries.

Snack!

Dinner was a Barber Foods chicken and broccoli, with more broccoli on the side. Plus blackberries. The last of them!

Evening snack:

Back to work

2009-05-03T17:32:00.001-07:00

Start of my work week today. I had another great on plan day!

It’s Sunday, so you know that meant bagels for breakfast!

We got one bagel plain and the other with cream cheese and shared the cc, since this place is very liberal. Wheat bagel and maple walnut cream cheese (plus coffee!)

Grocery shopped, so we had lots of good stuff to eat.

Lunch was a tuna sandwich on Arnold sandwich thin, plus some carrots and wonderful blackberries!

John made me a latte while I worked.

Dinner was chicken breast sauteed with broccoli and some Kitchen of India simmer sauce. I added in 1/8 cup of couscous and it was delicious! So good. Plus strawberries, which were only $1.49 a pound, can you believe it?

Snack:

Total calories for the day 1485 - And I’m done with work for the day!

Perfectly On Plan

2009-05-02T17:00:00.001-07:00

A great eating day! Woke up somewhat early today, and had a nice relaxing breakfast of oats with banana, a bit of pumpkin, chocolate protein powder and a spoon of PB. With cafe au lait.

John and I went for a run after brekkie – I did 3.5 miles. Lunch was another of those buffalo wraps I made the other day, plus some carrot chips and mandarin oranges (juice drained).

Out to Starbucks this afternoon for some lounging and reading (Beck Diet). Skim latte and a Cookies & Cream Zone bar.

John grilled some shrimp for dinner and we split some clam strips (SeaWatch brand), plus sauteed broccoli and applesauce.

Evening snack today after a post dinner walk:

Buffalo wrap

2009-04-30T19:17:00.001-07:00

No early exercise today, so first thing on my mind was breakfast!

Protein pancakes!

Plus cafe au lait.

I was up too early, so I ended up snacking before lunch:

I was craving buffalo wings, so I decided to make my own version at home. I sauteed some chicken breast, sliced it thin and put it on a wrap with some Frank’s Red Hot sauce and a bit of bleu cheese dressing. Salad mix instead of celery. Man this was soooo good! With applesauce on the side.

Afternoon latte:

Then a 3 mile jog.

Dinner was a pizza slice

Went out with my mom and stopped at panera bread. Got a bear claw.

Day started out good, didn’t end so good food wise!

Yummy smoothie

2009-04-29T19:23:00.001-07:00

Woke up at 6am, and John asked if I wanted a bagel today, so of course I agreed, but said it would have to be after my workout! Got up and had the best, smoothie, ever…..

1 cup of milk, 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder, dash of cinnamon and 1/2 cup canned pumpkin. Sooo good! And it fueled me well to burn 500 calories at the gym.

John met me at Ridge Street Coffee, where I had a multigrain bagel.

Plus house coffee.

Lunch was another tuna/hummus wrap. Now the hummus is all gone! Side of mandarin oranges and some Kashi Honey Sunshine.

Snack:

Plus some pistachios, which I ate before getting a picture!

Dinner was quick and easy. I mixed an egg with 2 egg whites. Sauteed some broccoli in a small pan, then poured the egg mixture over that and slapped on a cover. Added some smoked cheese and folded over to an omelet. Yum!

Hot day!

2009-04-28T16:57:00.000-07:00

Boy howdy it was hot today - 88 degrees in upstate NY in April. Insane!
I started the day with a SoyJoy to fuel my work out. I have decided these are nice, but puny LOL!

I thought about oats during my workout, and decided to have oatbran with pumpkin mixed in, topped with a bit of cashew butter. Yum.

Lunch was some Oikos fat free vanilla greek yogurt with strawberries and lowfat granola on top. This was so yummy, creamy, and cool for a hot day!

Plus carrot chips. You would think after going through 2# of baby carrots that I wouldn't have bought more carrots, but here they are.

Snack was a latte (not pictured) and a nanner!

Dinner was super easy. We had the extra chicken cooked up from last night, so I chopped it up and sauteed it with some broccoli in a bit of coconut oil and Country Bob's sauce. With a perfectly ripe pear. Normally I only eat 1/2 a pear, but I was pretty hungry.

Snack - Dulce de Leche Luna. I really like this flavor.

Daily eats

2009-04-27T17:48:00.001-07:00

I can’t even think of an imaginative title for this post LOL! Was up super early today, and at the Y by 6am, ugh! Before my workout I had this:

It was quite good, and really seemed to fuel me well for my workout.

Came home to protein pancakes!

Lunch was a tuna wrap where I mixed the tuna with lemon hummus. Dang that’s good stuff!

Snack:

Dinner was supposed to be grilled chicken breast, but our gas grill ran out of gas halfway through cooking time, so we ended up throwing it into the oven to finish. Plus brussel sprouts and more of the giant strawberries that ate Cleveland.

Evening snack, which is turning into one of my favorites! Graham with nut butter (cashew today).

All in all, a very good eating day.

Attack of the giant strawberry

2009-04-26T18:13:00.001-07:00

I didn’t do as well on eating today as I had hoped. Not sure if it was the usual grocery day or the long bike ride yesterday, but I had serious munchies today.

Breakfast was Panera Bread for a blueberry bagel and coffee.

We grocery shopped, and I managed not to nibble on stuff after we got home until lunch. John grilled us some burgers which were so good!

Got to work, which was hard with the nice weather. John made lattes and I had a Zone bar because I was really hungry.

Then I got the nibbles because I noticed a bag of these! These usually don’t end up in the house, but John snuck them into the grocery cart and I didn’t even notice.

Dinner was just a bowl of cereal – I couldn’t figure out what to eat. Kashi Honey Sunshine. They are good!.

Back at work and more various nibbles:

And check out the size of this strawberry! My goodness! Do they make growth hormones for fruit??

Protein Power

2009-04-25T18:37:00.000-07:00

Got a lot of protein today! To fuel for a 30 mile bike ride, I made a bowl similar to yesterday with:

1/2 banana

1/2 cup of oat bran

cinnamon

1 scoop of vanilla pp stirred in after cooking, topped with freshly made cashew butter and dried strawberries. Yum!

This was good fuel for the first ride.

We made it to the lake:

And found a brand new restaurant that served Turkish food! This was their 3rd day in business. Yay, something new:

We ordered some lavash to start, which came all puffy off the grill looking like a football!

We poked it with a knife and it deflated to a more manageable portion, and it was delicious. Not made with oil or butter, so actually a good food.

I also had a chicken kabob served with a tomato and yogurt sauce. It also came with a side of white rice which I did not eat, since the bread was more what I was interested in!

And turkish coffee, which was fab, and super strong if you have never had any!

Yogurt was the stop on the way home, pretty tired by that point, and got some Only8 with espresso flavor. Num. About 150 ish calories for the bowl.

We were quite tired, so dinner was a bit of a mish mash that I at over a period of time:

Think I should sleep well tonight!

Feels like summer!

2009-04-24T17:07:00.001-07:00

70 degrees today! Although, there was frost on the window of my car when I got up to go to the Y – crazy!

Started off with a Luna bar. The white chocolate is kind of bland. I like the other flavors better.

After weights and biking, I met my mother for breakfast at a little cafe:

I got an eggbeater omelet, and it was a large plate for only $6! What a bargain.

That kept me going until after 1pm, and since I didn’t have any fiber with breakfast, I decided to have some oat bran. Cooked with 1/2 a banana and stirred in some vanilla protein powder at the end. Topped with dried strawberries and hazelnut butter.

Biked for coffee – about 6 miles each way.

Dinner was on the grill! Roasted sweet potatoes and chicken. It was sooo good!

Computer snack tonight.

Nummy!

2009-04-23T18:49:00.001-07:00

No morning workout, so I stayed at home for breakfast.

The usual pancakes with blueberries and cafe au lait!

Lunch was a bit of freezer diving. I had some cooked pork tenderloin, which I chopped up and put on toasted ezekiel bread with Country Bob’s sauce, plus clems and carrots. The carrots are just about gone!

Snack:

Plus another of these:

For dinner, I decided to use some of this sauce:

Sauteed up some broccoli and chicken breast, then added a 1/8 cup of cooked couscous. It was delicious and spicy! I loooove Indian food.

My favorite nut (I did eat about twice this much):

More yogurt reviews

2009-04-22T19:03:00.001-07:00

Preworkout shake: Some Sobe Lifewater, milk, brown rice protein powder and strawberries. Not bad.

There was a voicemail waiting when I got done with my workout from John wanting to meet fro brekkie. So it was out for a nummy bagel!

Lunch was another Oikos yogurt. This was the honey one, which I actually found too sweet for me. I usually add my own honey to plain yogurt, and definitely do not use as much as they do! So, it was a pretty sweet lunch.

Mixed with peaches and granola:

Plus carrots. Some day I will get through this giant bag!

Snack was my latte

and John doled out one piece of chocolate for me :D

Dinner was another of the Barber Reduced fat chicken and broccoli. Plus one of the ripest pears I have ever eaten!

Went out to Starbucks today. If you asked and brought a travel mug, they filled it for free!

Fabulous oats!

2009-04-21T18:34:00.001-07:00

Up early for my workout. Before leaving the house, had a zone bar.

Came back to cook a fabulous breakfast of oatmeal made with a banana and cocoa powder, topped with toasted coconut and hazelnut butter. This was sooo good! It was a larger banana than usual, so they were sweeter.

With cafe au lait.

Lunch was a Morningstar Griller spread with hummus. Carrots and yummy blackberries.

Snack was a Dunkin Donuts iced coffee - they were 50 cents today! Not to mention it is less than a mile away.

Plus a balance bar, as I was starving after my heavy cardio workout today.

Dinner was SeaPak Clam strips, sauteed brussel sprouts and strawberries.

Went out to Panera Bread for a chitchat tonight, but I didn’t really want anything to eat, so I got a cup of coffee (decaf) and a sample of something, which turned out to be cinnamon raisin bread. It was about 2 bites worth.

Monday, Monday

2009-04-20T18:48:00.001-07:00

I am not going to post the snacktacular day I had yesterday. No need to bore you all with handfuls of cashews, granola and whatnot. I can still pack it away foodwise if I want… ugh.

So, here is a clean and fresh Monday!

Preworkout Soy Joy bar. This looks burned, doesn’t it? I think it tasted that way, too.

Got back from a good workout (military style pushups!!) and had my protein pancakes with the brown rice protein powder since I did weights.

Lunch was some Oikos vanilla yogurt, strawberries, and Ginger Zing granola. I think I am really liking the Oikos. It’s not sickeningly sweet like other flavored yogurts.

Snack was a latte and a nanner.

Dinner: Grilled chicken breast that I did the other day, broccoli sauteed in coconut oil (this is really tasty, btw) and clementines. I love precooked meat in that dinner is ready in 10 minutes.

For a snack, I had a Luna Lemon Zest, but I ate it before I took a picture.

Wonderful Day.

2009-04-18T14:29:00.001-07:00

Pre 5K race brekkie:

Oatmeal cooked with a frozen banana, brown rice protein powder, cinnamon. Topped with a sprinkle of toasted coconut and homemade hazelnut butter. This was a fantabulous bowl!

After my best time ever, we went out to an Indian place for lunch in Saratoga Springs called Little India:

I chose the Paneer Makhni, and it seemed very similar to

butter chicken, only with paneer. Fabulous! Don’t like the cilantro on top, though. One herb I really don’t like at all.

With white rice, which is so weird for me to have, but I really do like it.

And a side of whole wheat roti! This place has about 4 different kinds of wheat breads, and the roti was grilled, rather than fried. Num.

Post dinner stomach soother – candy coated fennel seeds. Love these!

After a visit with my sister, we stopped at Virgil’s Coffee house. Comfy, cozy and a no cell phone establishment! Yay!

Had a latte (skim, after that lunch!)

Not sure I am even going to eat anymore today. I am pretty full and tired from the race.

It’s Friday!

2009-04-17T16:19:00.001-07:00

My day off! Lot's of digging in my parent's garden to happen today.

Breakfast was some nummy oats mixed with shredded oats for crunch.

Lunch was an organic egg made into an egg sandwich! They even stamped the egg, how cute.

No latte today, yet – can you believe it?? I went to my parent’s house and spent the afternoon digging and it just slipped away.

We went out for some pizza for dinner, John met us there by bike. No picture on this one!

Spring eats and busy!

2009-04-16T12:38:00.001-07:00

I am about a day behind on posts. It’s been very busy at work (even though I work at home, I still don’t have much time!).

Preworkout: SoyJoy peanut butter chocolate. Num!

Met John for a bagel as my workout ended early: Multigrain!

Lunch was cooked chicken breast mixed with hummus. I love this combo. I had some whole grain chips, which were crumbs from being the bottom of the bag, so I just mixed them in.

Snack: Latte and a spoonful of homemade peanut butter!

Dinner: I ate a frozen thing for dinner, since it was busy and I had to get back to work fast so I wouldn’t be up late trying to finish my work. (I work from noon to 8ish). This is a Barber Foods Reduced fat chicken and broccoli roll. It’s quite good and packed with protein.

Tardy eats

2009-04-15T08:06:00.001-07:00

Yesterday’s food. I got too busy last night and it was too late to post. Went to a Partylite party and was there way longer than I thought.

Preworkout bar – cookies and cream Luna. I like these!

Breakfast was cocoa/nana/pb oats.

Lunch was more stonyfield Oikos yogurt. Vanilla this time. I really like this flavor, I have to say. With chopped strawberries and some Barbara’s Shredded Oats. This was a fantastic bowl

With carrots.

Afternoon snack! (Plus 2 clems)

Dinner was super quick because I had to go out. Chicken sauteed in Country Bob’s, broccoli sauteed in coconut oil and applesauce. Quick and nummy!

Back to routine.

2009-04-13T17:35:00.001-07:00

After an eating day yesterday for Bunny Day, it was good to get back to routine.

Preworkout – I wanted something small, since I ate so much yesterday I wasn’t super hungry. So I opted for a SoyJoy

Got back and had my protein pancakes. Steamy hot!

Lunch was baby carrots (not pictured) and some Oikos greek yogurt. I am a big fan of Fage, and have just tried Chobani. I received some coupons for Oikos and here it is! I mixed it like I normally do with yogurt, with granola, honey, and strawberries. The Oikos is nice and creamy, which I love. It has a tangier taste to it than the other greek yogurts I have tried. I do have a vanilla one as well, which I am excited to try!

Afternoon latte in my new mug that I painted at a ceramic shop! I love it!

Plus some clems – a good batch came in!

Dinner was more of that fabulous local ground beef. The only thing I don’t like is having to make the burger small for calorie sake. Topped with reduced fat cheese. Roasted brussel sprouts and a small nana!

Easter family eats!

2009-04-12T17:51:00.001-07:00

John and I had a nice quiet morning at Panera bread drinking coffee:

And a bagel!

Went to my parent’s house for lunch/dinner and we all brought something different.

Highlights:

The local smokehouse ham that John and I brought. Baked with an apricot mango jam glaze. Num!

Colleen brought a wonderful fruit salad with yummy blackberries! You know I love my fruit and ate a lot of this :)

Roasted sweet potatoes.

We also had salad and green beans.

Plus, being Easter and all, there was some of this:

Now I have to work, can you believe it?

Only8!

2009-04-11T18:00:00.001-07:00

We started to bike to get Only8 frozen yogurt, which is about 6 miles away or so, but the wind was too brisk, so 50 degrees seemed way colder. Turned around after a mile and just drove there!

I got pistachio flavored with cheesecake. Nummers. This whole bowl is only about 150 calories! It’s about 2 cups of frozen yogurt.

Dinner was a broccoli and cheese omelet with a side of pear.

Saturday nibbles

2009-04-11T10:30:00.001-07:00

Instead of going to the Y this morning, I decided to have breakfast and then go for a morning jog. John went with. Before going, had protein pancakes:

And cafe au lait!.

After getting back from the jog (40 minutes), showered and dressed, I felt hungry. So I made a tiny bowl of a couple tablespoons of cottage cheese and pineapple:

Then a date with some pb (great combo, btw!).

Lunch was carrot sticks (I have a 2 pound bag to go through!),

Plus a bowl with plain chobani greek yogurt, honey, strawberries and puffed wheat. The cereal really bulked the bowl up, which was nice.

After lunch stop to pick up a ham from the local smokehouse!

Will check back later, we are going out for some Only8 frozen yogurt later. Yum!

Honeyville Coupon!

2009-04-10T17:43:00.000-07:00

I love to purchase oat fiber from Honeyville Grain

They have a 15% discount on order placed between now and April 14th! Just enter code BUNNY at checkout.

They have a lot of fun grains, dried fruits and veggies, powdered eggs and the like.

Eating my colors!

2009-04-09T18:48:00.001-07:00

Breakfast was disappointing this morning. We went to a different place for bagels and they didn’t taste very fresh. So I only ate half, and John only took a few bites of his. Last time for that place! Guess that is why it was cheap.

Coffee

Lunch was yummy, tuna with the hummus! My last can of tuna for a while, I have been eating it about 3 times a week, and think I will give it a rest for a bit, just to be on the safe side. More of that yummy fresh pineapple, too!.

Snack (surprise!)

Dinner was baked clam strips, strawberries and broccoli. Loving all the produce!

More lovely produce

2009-04-08T16:38:00.001-07:00

We really got such a bounty of produce on Sunday!

Preworkout snack today was a Luna bar. Think I like these better than doing a protein drink, just for ease of eating in the car LOL.

Came back to pumpkin oats which I topped with chai marmalade, a tsp of peanut butter and on a whim, a few dark chocolate chips.

Lunch was something new for me. Chobani yogurt. Normally I do not by flavored yogurt, but this is sweetened with sugar rather than aspartame and not HCFS. Plus, it was not really any more sugar in it that the honey I normally add to plain yogurt. Not to mention it was on sale!

With chopped berries and grapenuts. Yum!

Carrots on the side.

Afternoon snackies:

This is called John mix, so named by my husband.

Lattes just about ready!

Dinner was chicken breast and roasted brussel sprouts with some fresh pineapple. Nothing beats fresh pineapple!

Hummus love!

2009-04-07T09:32:00.001-07:00

I just can’t tell you how much I love the zesty lemon hummus! Today’s lunch I mixed the hummus with cooked chicken breast and had it on toast. You can’t tell from the picture, but it was a warm sammie! Plus carrots and more delicious strawberries!

Breakfast was protein pancakes with a side of the regional activity newspaper. Looking for my first 5K of the season!

Preworkout snack this morning was a Fudge Graham Zone bar. My favorite.

Aspargus

2009-04-06T17:34:00.001-07:00

There is too much good food in the house, I can’t decide what to eat!

Lunch was tuna mixed with lemon hummus on oat bread. With carrot sticks and more of these yummy strawberries!

Dessert:

Afternoon snack was a latte:

And the last of the blackberries :(

Dinner was farm fresh chicken breast and it was so good! Plus roasted white asparagus and cantaloupe.

Blended Spelt Berries

2009-04-06T06:24:00.001-07:00

Got up for my new workouts today with New Rules of Lifting for Women. Preworkout snack was a Chai Luna bar. These are my very favorite Luna bar!

After I got back, I made some pumpkin spelt berries based on a technique by Chocolate Covered Katie. I cooked the spelt berries yesterday, so this was a snap to make this morning. Faster than oatmeal!

Into the large cup on my magic bullet blender:

1/4 cup spelt berries, cooked (this makes probably 1/2 to 3/4 cup cooked).

1 tsp brown sugar

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/4 to 1/3 cup water

1/2 cup canned pumpkin.

Blended away and got a nice creamy bowl. I popped the blender container into the microwave to heat it up before pouring into my bowl (love the bullet blender for this!).

This is really an interesting and different breakfast. I think I might try making it with milk instead of water for extra creaminess, but I just wanted to save my milk for cafe au lait!

Grocery eats

2009-04-05T17:54:00.001-07:00

Sunday is usually grocery day, so that why all the produce and snack stuff!

Had the usual latte, plus a VitaMuffin. Never had one before, but they were 1/2 off, so we tried them. Not bad, although I think there is some artificial sweetener in them. My tastebuds really pick that stuff out.

Dinner was sauteed broccoli, baked clam strips, and strawberries. These berries are sooooo good this time. Yum! And only $3.99 for 2 pounds!

Going to snack on some chocolate :)

Sunny Sunday

2009-04-05T10:45:00.000-07:00

Of course, today is sunny and I have to work! I'll take a break later and get outside, though.
It's Sunday, so you know what breakfast was!

Plus coffee

Yesterday we went to a local smokehouse to purchase meat. We try to only get local meat when we buy it, and came away with ground beef, canadian bacon and chicken breast. The chicken was only $2.49 a pound! What a great price. Normally local poultry is super expensive.
So, today's lunch was hamburgers on the gas grill - so good!

1/2 a pear and some blackberries, which were on sale. It was all I could do to not snort down the whole container!

Eating out day

2009-04-03T17:21:00.001-07:00

Ate 2 meals out today!

Preworkout of a Mocha Zone bar. These are new and really good!

Came home and had pumpkin oats for breakfast topped with the last of the pecan butter and a tablespoon of Grapenuts for crunch.

Drove down to have lunch with my sister, Colleen. (I’m on the right in the pink). We’re triathlon partners!

Had an egg bagel sandwich.

And coffee (yes, this was lunch time LOL).

It was Colleen’s birthday, and we had 2-bite brownies to celebrate.

Decided to go out for dinner. Low cal people, close your eyes.

Salad:

Scallop and clam platter. I did not eat the mac and cheese. It was decent, but not worth the calories, so I left it. Plus I was full!

Not the best of eating days, no fruit! At least I burned a lot of calories at the gym this morning!

Elvis has left the building!

2009-04-02T17:44:00.001-07:00

Made a nummy lunch today. I have homemade peanut butter (I am totally addicted to homemade butter now), and I had a banana, so I made a toasted pb and nana sandwich! Yummy! With carrots and the rest of the banana on the side.

Afternoon snackie!

Dinner was the same as last night, I loved it so much! Plus strawberries on the side.

Evening sustenance while I work some overtime! (although it’s decaf)

Chocolate chip pyramid

2009-04-01T19:07:00.000-07:00

Dinner tonight was quick, easy, and delicious.
I sauteed some broccoli in a pan, and added chopped pre-cooked chicken breast with Country Bob's Sauce. Stirred in 1/4 cup of cooked couscous and topped with 1/2 ounce of reduced fat feta cheese. Yum!

John came to me later to show me what poured out of the chocolate chip bag - they were all stuck together in a perfect pyramid!

April 1st

2009-04-01T12:01:00.001-07:00

Happy April Fool’s Day. I am a jokester, but not a prankster, so nothing up my sleeve today.

Preworkout shake was:

1 scoop of brown rice protein powder blended with 1 cup 1% milk and half a banana. Tastes pretty good. Bananas are really sweet. I drank half before and half after the workout.

Brekkie was protein pancakes, although I left the protein powder out of these since I had a shake. It just makes the batter a little thinner.

Lunch: Fage (love it!!) mixed with cereal, strawberries, and honey.

Afternoon snack!

Back to chicken!

2009-03-31T18:09:00.000-07:00

How I missed my meat last week, I have to say. I try to eat local meat whenever possible, or from companies that treat the animals in a humane way. It's more expensive, but better for the animals, and for me.
Dinner was cooked chicken breast, which I cooked Sunday for grab-n-go dinners. With broccoli and strawberries!

Snack while finishing up work was Quaker Oatmeal Squares in a little bowl. I loves to snack on cereal. I almost never have it with milk, isn't that funny?

lunch and lattes

2009-03-31T11:59:00.000-07:00

Today's lunch:
An egg sandwich made with a Thomas' light wheat english muffin (like these!) and Dubliner irish cheese. Nummy. Baby carrots and cantaloupe. I have a melon baller, so thought I would put it to good use!

Afternoon latte:

Plus a nibble of pecan butter on a 1/2 a graham cracker.

Breakfast eats

2009-03-31T07:22:00.000-07:00

I had such a craptacular day yesterday that I didn't feel like food blogging. And I am having trouble with my new camera. I think it got something on it and the buttons are sticky. Sigh.... But, trying to get some normalcy in.
I had a pre/post workout snack where I divided this bar and had 1/2 before workout and 1/2 after. Luna Smores bar.

This did keep me from noshing my way through the cupboard when I got home while cooking breakfast.

1/2 cup of oats cooked with 1 tsp brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. 1/2 cup pumpkin stirred in at the end.
Topped with 1 tsp pecan butter and a sprinkle of Hemp Plus granola for a bit of crunch.

The work week starts!

2009-03-29T17:18:00.001-07:00

First day of the work week for me. We did our usual Sunday brekkie out. Panera Bread (been there a lot lately!).

I got a french toast bagel. Quite yummy. I am upping my carbs a little bit in preparation for my triathlon training.

Plus coffee.

Lunch was a Morningstar griller on light oat bread, strawberries and carrots. The strawberries look better than they taste, very weak flavored, which is a bummer.

Snack was a latte John made for a work break!

Dinner:

I had a coupon from Kashi for a free frozen entree, so I got the Coconut Lemongrass chicken. I sprinkled the cashews on top.

It was pretty good for a frozen dinner, but way too expensive to purchase on a regular basis – almost $5!

Snack!

biking lunch

2009-03-28T17:06:00.001-07:00

After doing some yard work and cleaning out the garden, I had a quick snack of cantaloupe with a dollop of yogurt and nutmeg. This is a 4 oz bowl, looks bigger in the picture :)

We biked to lunch at East End Eatery. They make the best calzones! Big, though – so John and I always split one.

Side salad first,

Then calzone!

Afternoon latte.

Dinner was a Spinach paneer premade dinner we got at the grocery store. Served with brown rice and broccoli. This was actually pretty good – I like paneer a lot, but wasn’t sure about the spinach, surprised at how much I liked it!

Relaxing Saturday

2009-03-28T05:33:00.001-07:00

I decided to sleep in a little and go to the gym later today instead before breakfast. Plus – we are riding bikes today, it’s going to be in the 60s!

Breakfast was pumpkin oats topped with chai marmalade and pecan butter. Why did no one tell me pecan butter was sooooo good? This was the easiest nut butter to make, I think because the nuts are already somewhat soft. It’s a more runny butter, so it didn’t need any oil added to it.

Plus cafe au lait!

Fabulous weather!

2009-03-27T18:47:00.001-07:00

My day off and the weather was fabulous! Had a great Y workout (burned 700 calories!). Met my mom at Panera bread: Trail mix bagel – yum! I have eaten bagels pretty much throughout my weight loss, as that is one thing I didn’t want to compromise on.

Lunch was tuna salad on Ezekiel bread and a banana!

This is the time of year when all ice cream shops open in area for the season. We can walk to one, and I get something on the day they open, and their last day – and it’s so good! This is a gingersnap cookie sandwich with the homemade custard.

John cooked dinner, a mix of baked fish sticks and shrimp, with broccoli and sweet potatoes.

Then out for an evening of reading at Starbucks with a skim decaf latte and a sample of some kind of bar.

Food all over the place

2009-03-26T19:13:00.001-07:00

It was a whacky eating day and pretty carby. Need to settle myself down on the eating front.

This morning, John really wanted to have a bagel with me, which meant putting off my early morning workout. We went to Ridge Street Coffee where I had coffee with a multigrain bagel and cream cheese.

Then I went and did my workout. Came home and had this nibble before showering and prelunch. A bit of almond butter spread on a graham cracker.

Lunch was me giving in to my hankering for pancakes. I made one huge one instead of 3 little ones. Kind of fun!

Then I had to get to work. John made lattes.

Plus some cashews (my favorite nut!)

Today is my Friday, and I just feel exhausted and a bit out of sorts, so we decided to walk down the street for a slice of pizza at a new place. It was very good, and big!

Tonight I had a balance bar to get some more protein in for the day.

Tomorrow I meet my mom at the Y, and then we are going out for breakfast! I’m going to burn 600 calories at the gym tomorrow.

Crazy day

2009-03-25T19:05:00.001-07:00

Been very busy with work (even though I work from home!!), so a single posting is about all I can manage right now.

Did a good cardio workout this morning, burned about 500 calories!

Came back and made AB and J oats with a nana!

Lunch was egg salad on a wheat english muffin, plus some sauteed brussel sprouts and cantaloupe. Cantaloupe was on sale for 99 cents for a whole melon!!

Afternoon nibbles:

And a latte.

Felt like a light dinner, so I had a bowl of Fage mixed with GrapeNuts, strawberries, and some honey.

Met my sister out for coffee tonight!

Lump sum

2009-03-24T14:58:00.001-07:00

All of today’s eats other than tonight’s snack :D

Starting with protein pancakes. These were so fabulous today after my workout! There is a lot to be said for working up a big hunger.

Lunch was tuna salad on ezekiel bread. This loaf is going to last forever eating it one piece at a time! Good thing it stores in the freezer. Cut up a banana and topped it with a tsp of homemade almond butter!

The almond butter was 1/2 a pound of raw almonds that I toasted in the toaster oven. I put them in my mini food processor and just let them go. Added 2 tsp of agave nectar and a pinch of salt. This made butter much easier than the sunflower seeds or the cashews. Not sure why, but it only took about 10 minutes. I stopped the processor a few times to scrape the sides. I guess my little machine can handle it! Anyway, the almond butter is quite good!

John made me a latte while I was working :)

And, he made dinner, too! Shrimp stir fry made with some frozen pepper mix, plus frozen broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. I love frozen veggie mixes because I don’t have to worry about using them up like fresh! He cooked it in a bit of coconut and sesame oil and soy sauce. Over 1/2 cup of brown rice (which I cooked in bulk Sunday).

And more strawberries on the side.

Brekkie and lunch

2009-03-23T10:13:00.000-07:00

I am doing a 'no land animal' week of eating this week. So, that means more legumes and dairy products for meals, plus boosting with protein powder (I have brown rice powder).

Post workout breakfast was pumpkin oats with protein powder, the last of the cranberry sauce (wahhhh!!!) and a bit of sunflower butter.

Lunch was and ode to Mickie D's LOL! Did my own egg mcmuffin. Quick microwaved scrambled egg - I love how the dish cooks it to the perfect size. Whole wheat english muffin, and 1/2 an ounce of Kerrygold Irish cheese. Yum! Plus carrot sticks and strawberries.

Is it latte time yet??

Product Review: FullBar

2009-03-22T18:51:00.000-07:00

I was graciously sent some samples from Fullbar.

The principle behind the Fullbar is to eat a bar 30 minutes before your largest meal of the day (or 2 largest meals) with a glass of water. It's supposed to work like GBS, where your stomach is smaller so you eat less, only without the surgery.
Below is the caramel apple bar.
Ingredients - Brown Rice Syrup, Puffed Wheat Cereal (Durum Wheat, Ferric Orthophosphate, Niacinamide, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin), Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel (Corn Syrup, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Cream, Milk Protein Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Disodium Phosphate), Honey, Evaporated Apples, Gum Arabic, Glycerin, Agave Syrup, Canola Oil, Natural Flavors, Caramel Color.

First off, these bars are huge! Extremely light, though. They kind of remind me of Sugar Smacks cereal with the puffed rice. The flavor was nice, and it was chewy rather than crispy. It did make me full after having with a glass of water. I kept wanting to compare it to a protein bar, but it was way different from any type, from Luna to Zone to Balance. It's a different texture all together.

For me, a product like the bars doesn't make a whole lot of sense as I count calories, so unless I were going out to eat in a buffet situation, the calorie count of the bar itself (140 - 170) is a bit of a hinderance to my normal meal. I do, however, see using it as a snack in and of itself. It has some protein, a good amount of fiber and carbs - so not a bad snack to have post workout or pre workout. Plus its lightness would be good pre workout instead of a dense protein bar.

The Aquafull products are more of interest to me in that it's like a Crystal light, only with fiber. That's pretty neat! 4 grams of fiber in each packet and 15 calories. You just pour into your water bottle or glass of water.
I am going to make the suggestion that they try using stevia instead of sucralose, though. I don't drink sweetened drinks, but my husband does. He likes the idea of these a lot.

When you purchase these direct from the site, they come out to a little less than $1.25 per bar, which is on par with most other MRP bars on the market. Not sure what these cost individually in the store.

Saturday Noms

2009-03-21T15:44:00.001-07:00

Was up a bit early today and did a long cardio workout. 60 minutes on the stationary bike, then 30 on the recumbent. Came home and had protein pancakes! You haven’t seen these in a while :)

With cafe au lait.

Lunch was out with my sister. We each got an entree and shared. She had a falafel pita with hummus. It was delicious!

I had thai curry with chicken, carrots, and potatoes. Also nommy! Brown rice would have been better!

We then went and painted ceramics. I did a latte mug (what else??). Here it is unfinished. It’ll be ready in a week.

Then we had the real thing.

Chowda

2009-03-20T17:15:00.001-07:00

Got some samples in the mail of FullBars – so I had half of one for a snack. I’ll do a review on these later. They are really big!

Dinner was a cup of John’s nummy clam chowder.

And pan sauteed broccoli plus strawberries.

Snacky time tonight:

I burned 600 calories at the gym today, and I felt it all day!

Playtime!

2009-03-20T09:47:00.001-07:00

Had a good workout at the Y today. Jogged for 30 minutes with intervals, did a lower body workout, then 1/2 hour walk.

Took myself out for a whole wheat bagel and light cream cheese (you know I love my bagels!)

Lunch was lemon pepper tuna salad on Ezekiel bread.

Plus cucumbers:

And 1/2 of a fuji apple with a dab of peanut butter for spreading

Snack attack!

2009-03-19T18:27:00.001-07:00

It was a snacky afternoon. After lunch I had a small bowl of Newman’s Own Vanilla Almond. I get very snacky with cereal, and is one of the reasons we don’t have it in the house very often.

Then came lattes! John drizzled it with a bit of agave nectar and cinnamon.

Then a couple of these:

So, dinner needed to be light. I decided on a couple blueberry blintzes topped with some blueberry sauce. 240 calories here.

Now I have been full for the rest of the evening – so no snack tonight.

Love my new camera!

New camera and eats!

2009-03-19T10:58:00.000-07:00

Let's get brekkie out of the way before showing off the new camera!

Oats this morning were pumpkin oats topped with a couple teaspoons of homemade sunflower butter, chai marmalade and some Newmans Own cereal. Yum! I get so hungry after my workouts it is hard not to wolf down the food.

My new camera arrived this morning, and I love it! It's an Olympus FE370 and the pink one is on sale for 40% off!

Here are some comparison shots:
Old camera:

New camera

Old
New

Nice shot of potatoes!

Seafood kind of day.

2009-03-18T19:49:00.001-07:00

Lunch was a lemon pepper tuna salad on oat bread, with sauteed brussel sprouts (nice change!) and strawberries.

Snack break during work in my Monet mug. Honey drizzled latte courtesy of DH!

Dinner, I felt like more seafood, so put some breaded shrimp in the toaster oven, along with some broccoli to roast. And 1/2 an anjou pear.

Pumpkin Pancakes

2009-03-18T06:56:00.000-07:00

Well - how about a different breakfast for a change?? This would normally be my day for the usual protein pancakes with blueberries, but I wanted to change it up.

The mix was:
1 egg
15 g rice protein powder (apprx 1 tbsp)
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup pumpkin
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup water.

I blended it all together without the water at first, but the batter was super, duper thick. So I thinned it out.
Topped with sliced banana and cranberry sauce. I loved the taste combo of this. The pancakes were a little on the dry side, I think a tsp of oil, or maybe just using 2 eggs would make these more moist. Very filling, though!

Without toppings, the pancakes are about 250 calories for the whole batch. 20 grams of protein, 6 grams of fiber.

Panera Bread

2009-03-17T18:50:00.001-07:00

We were going to go out to O’Tooles to hear some live music and eat dinner for St Patty’s day, but it was really crowded, and the music was just pop music??

So, we just decided to go to Panera bread.

You Pick 2 combo:

Chicken Noodle Soup and Fuji Apple Chicken salad. With whole grain baguette.

I love this salad! About 500 calories for dinner.

Oats and more!

2009-03-17T10:22:00.000-07:00

I had fun with my oats this morning.

Oats cooked with pumpkin pie spice. Stirred in 1/2 cup of canned pumpkin at the end. Topped with some cranberry sauce and a tsp of homemade sunflower butter. Then I decided I wanted some crunch, so sprinkled on about 1/2 a serving of Paul Newman's Sweet Enough cereal. This was a fun, textural bowl!

Lunch was a curry salad made with cooked chicken, chopped grapes and pear, light mayo and curry powder. Served on Ezekiel bread. I like the Ezekiel bread, but it is not so wow that I want to spend $5 on another loaf, when I can get a good whole grain for half that.

Snacks and dinner

2009-03-16T18:05:00.000-07:00

Latte snack and a small nana!!

Dinner was the ubiquitous chicken, broccoli and pears!!!

Evening snack was Sunchips(not pictured)

Monday, Monday

2009-03-16T09:58:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posts yesterday. Work was much busier than it has been since I started yesterday! Plus, I didn’t take pictures of all the bites and nibbles I had (which were numerous!).

Anyway – lunch today was Oikos greek yogurt with a drizzle of Agave nectar, chopped strawberries and some Paul Newman’s Honey Vanilla cereal. It say “Sweet Enough” on the box, but it was really, really sweet! Tasty bowl.

Carrots on the side for crunch and fiber.

Breakfast was protein pancakes on a new plate. I cannot wait until I get my new camera, it should be here tomorrow or Wednesday!

Sunday eats

2009-03-15T11:05:00.000-07:00

Out for breakfast as per normal on Sunday.
Butterscotch coffee:

And a multigrain bagel with plain cream cheese. I am such a bagel addict. The one food I have never been able to do without while losing weight (and I shouldn't have to).

Lunch: Egg sandwich with feta and fresh strawberries.

Happy Pi Day!

2009-03-14T17:49:00.000-07:00

It's March 14, Happy Pi day!

We went out for real pie to celebrate (DH loves math).

Went to The Silo, which is known for homemade pies.

I had strawberry rhubarb.

John had chocolate cream.

Plus coffee.

Delicious!

Homemade Cashew Butter!

2009-03-14T14:10:00.000-07:00

My first attempt at a nutbutter.

I used my mini food processor and added cashews (roasted and salted). Probably about 250 grams.

I processed for awhile and got a good nut meal.

I added a tablespoon of agave nectar and processed some more. It wasn't as smooth as I wanted, so I did add a few teaspoons of sunflower oil. I was trying ot avoid the oil, but I wasn't getting smooth emulsion. I stopped at this consistency, and I have to say that I am in love! This was soooo good. Like the filling of a Reeses peanut butter cup, only fresher and better (and cashewier!).

I think I will try this again using my bullet blender, as that might have the power I need to really blend the nuts.

Cashews and oats.

2009-03-14T07:18:00.001-07:00

Got back from cardio session at the Y. I had some cashews that were out of the freezer waiting for me to make cashew butter. Then I had a few more handfulls…. eeps!

Oats today:

1/2 cup of oats, cooked with pumpkin pie spice. 1/3 cup pumpkin stirred in at the end and topped with homemade cranberry sauce (trying to make this stuff last!). And a sprinkle of toasted coconut. Not totally sold on the coconut cranberry, but it was interesting.

It’s Pi day! 3/14 !! John wants pie to celebrate today LOL.

Dates and nut butter

2009-03-13T18:17:00.001-07:00

Had a latte for a snack today (surprised??) and a date with a smear of nut butter. What an awesome little tidbit! I think some coconut on there would be awesome.

Went out to a pizza place tonight, but since we are going out tomorrow for Pi day (get it??), I didn’t want pizza. I had a nice tossed salad.

Plus a turkey sandwich on wheat. They toasted the sandwich on request, which was nice. It looks a little pedestrian, but it was tasty and hit the spot.

Friday photo foibles

2009-03-13T09:59:00.000-07:00

Okay, I decided to take myself out for a bagel for breakfast after my Y workout. I ran for 40 minutes after swimming and weights and I was totally famished. I had my camera ready and everything, but then scarfed most of my bagel before I remembered to take a picture! So here is the last bite LOL

It was multigrain with maple walnut cream cheese.

House coffee on the side:

I am not showing a photo of lunch. I was totally craving my protein pancakes - must be the extra glycogen usage from the workout?? You all have seen those a 100 times already.

Going out for dinner tonight for salads and sammies!

Friday eats.

2009-03-12T17:42:00.001-07:00

Okay, it’s really Thursday, but my work Friday!

Focusing on really eating well this week, as we are planning on eating out this weekend.

Lunch was Fage yogurt with Grapenuts, strawberries and honey.

Plus a side of cucumbers.

Taking a break from work for a quick dinner. Grilled chicken, clementines (which are passing peak, I hate to say) and broccoli!

I ate too many chocolate chips today, though. I did not sleep well, and that always makes me hungry.

Decadent Oats

2009-03-12T08:09:00.000-07:00

Breakfast was sooo good this morning.

I cooked the oats with 1/2 of a mashed banana and cinnamon. Topped with 2 tsp of natural peanut butter and some dark chocolate chips. The pb and chips melted into the oatmeal and created this wonderful sauce on top of the oats. YUM!!

With cafe au lait on the side.

Light during dinner

2009-03-11T18:02:00.001-07:00

With the time change, I am not used to it being light out during dinner! Makes picture taking nicer, though.

Dinner was chicken breast, sauteed brussel sprouts and clementines.

And snack – I sure did get in my fruits and veggies today!

5 a day already done!

2009-03-11T12:04:00.000-07:00

Halfway through the day and I have lots of superfoods under my belt.

Breakfast was protein pancakes with blueberry sauce (tired of these pictures yet??)

Lunch: Full plate of goodness here! Tuna mixed with zesty lemon hummus, FoodShouldTasteGood multigrain chips. Click name for coupon! Strawberries and cucumbers. So refreshing!

And you know what my snack is!! Sitting beside me right now!

Leftover remake

2009-03-10T18:21:00.000-07:00

Today's snack was a latte, John made them and brought to me at the computer while I was working.

Dinner was a reworking of the mung bean coconut curry from yesterday. I steamed about a cup of broccoli, then mixed it into the curry. Just a different variation from serving with couscous. It really bulked up my plate! And so good. I have never cooked with coconut milk before, and I really liked it!
Sliced banana on the side with a dusting of toasted coconut to tie it all together.

Evening snack, half a Zone bar, since I was hungry!

PB&J Oats

2009-03-10T09:50:00.001-07:00

Breakfast was sooooo good today!

I did pumpkin oats and topped with 2 tsp of natty peanut butter and some cranberry sauce. Smooth, tart, sweet, nutty and creamy!

I have a salt craving now, so I made nachos for lunch. I used Food Should Taste Good multigrain chips, topped with some of the pulled pork from last night, lowfat shredded cheddar and salsa. So satisfying! A little higher in calories than normal for lunch, but it should hold me for a while!

Grapes on the side.

BBQ for dinner.

2009-03-09T18:18:00.001-07:00

Snowy today, perfect day for warmer foods.

I threw a pork sirloin steak into the crockpot this morning with some Country Bob's sauce. Then shredded it up for dinner. Nummers!
Sauteed brussel sprouts on the side and the wonderful strawberries!

After dinner snack was 1/2 an anjou pear and some Cabot reduced fat cheddar. Love the cheese/fruit combo!

Have a great night! Need to think about how I want to cook my oatmeal tomorrow :D

Mung Bean Coconut Curry

2009-03-09T13:17:00.001-07:00

Yummy,yummy lunch!

This was a spur of the moment concoction that came out wonderful!

Ingredients:

2 tsp coconut oil
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp black mustard seeds
1/4 of an onion diced
1/2 green bell pepper,diced
1/4 cup mung beans (soaked overnight and cooked)
1/2 cup chick peas
2/3 cup light coconut milk
salt and pepper

In a sauce pan, heat the coconut oil. Add the mustard seeds and cook until they start to pop. Stir in the garam masala and cook for 30 seconds. Add the onions and green peppers. Cook until translucent and starting to carmelize.
Add the cooked mung beans and chick peas. Cook for about a minute. Add the coconut milk and salt and pepper to taste. Heat thoroughly.
I served this with some couscous and it was heavenly!
Makes 2 servings.

About 200 calories per serving, not counting couscous.

Still snowy!

2009-03-09T07:18:00.000-07:00

I woke up to go to the gym today (in the dark) and it had snowed a couple of inches!! Jeez!!!
Had half of Luna bar preworkout.
After I got back, I had a standard protein pancakes with blueberry sauce!

I have to really make an effort to slow down my eating after my workouts. I am famished, even with the preworkout snack.

Got some mung beans soaking - should be interesting to play with later!

The end of the weekend.

2009-03-08T19:32:00.001-07:00

Well, sort of. I actually work Sunday evenings!

This afternoon, had a nice yummy latte followed by a 25 minute stroll.

Dinner looks a lot like it did last night! Sauteed turkey breast, broccoli and strawberries that I bought today. These are soooo good.

Not pictured, half of a Luna bar for an evening snack. I snarfed it down before remembering to take a picture!

Have a great night!

Relaxing Sunday

2009-03-08T10:08:00.001-07:00

Lucky me, out for bagels again! This morning was again at Panera Bread, where I had an asiago bagel with reduced fat cream cheese:

And coffee on the side (several coffees!)

Went grocery shopping, so new produce eat!

Lunch was the lemon hummus tuna combo open-faced. Baby carrots and some green seedless grapes. The grapes were on sale for 99 cents a pound!

Turkey saute

2009-03-07T16:57:00.001-08:00

This was a nice quick meal. I chopped up some thin sliced turkey breast and sauteed in a pan with a little coconut oil and Country Bob’s Sauce. With half an anjou pear on the side.

Greek yogurt lunch

2009-03-07T13:43:00.001-08:00

Lunch today was that yummy combo of greek yogurt, GrapeNuts, chopped strawberries, drizzled with honey.

Decided I needed more protein on the side, so I had a morningstar sausage patty. I like these!

Snack with latte today was something new, a FitSmart bar. I picked on of these up on a whim. They are very similar to Larabars, only with protein added and oat fiber. I can make these myself just as easily – so I likely won’t get one again, although it tasted pretty good.

Pumpkin Oats

2009-03-07T07:12:00.000-08:00

Got up and went to the Y this morning. 1/2 hour on treadmill, then 1/2 hour on the recumbent bike. Nice workout and the last one for the week!

Decided I need to keep the protein in my oats, this week I left it out - but it's back today!

The mix:
1/2 cup oats cooked with 15 grams protein powder, 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice.
1/2 cup pumpkin stirred in when done and topped with a spoonful of homemade cranberry sauce and 10 grams of pecans. Yum!
It's about a 300 calorie bowl with all the toppings.

Chowda!

2009-03-06T16:48:00.001-08:00

John made dinner tonight. He used a recipe for clam chowder from Dave Lieberman. He edited the recipe to reduce the cream, subbing 2/3 with 1% milk and not using much butter. We did not do croutons, but used oyster crackers (like any good New Englander!)

The soup came out to about 240 calories per serving and was wonderful!

Orange you glad?

2009-03-06T10:37:00.000-08:00

What a bad food blogger I have been! Not too much out of the ordinary foodwise, so you didn't miss a whole lot LOL!

Lunch today:
Tuna salad made with that Lemon Hummus that I am so enamored of,on light wheat bread. Carrot sticks (in my effort to include more veggies), and clems. A nice orange lunch!

This morning, I had a fantastic workout at the Y. Did a mini triathlon with 12 laps of swimming, 30 minutes of jogging, 20 minutes of biking and a lower body strength workout. I was famished afterwards, and met my parent's at Panera Bread.
While I was waiting for them, I had a cup of coffee and a fruit cup.

After they got there, I got a trail mix bagel with light cream cheese. I love the sunflower seeds on this bagel. Nice little bit of crunch.